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Q&A: Breaking into the Greeting Card Industry
Q: What kind of greeting cards might a new artist consider offering to card companies? A The Web has affected this industry with a sizeable shift to e-greetings instead of traditional snail mail For starters, the Greeting Card Association.org has a tip page. Create a strategy that involves spotting and forecasting significant trends in the […]
Dog Training Wizard
So You Want to Become a Professional Dog Whisperer Dog education PDF, inspired by the Chase ad and by a fascinating 60 Minutes piece on bomb sniffing dogs a few years earlier on bomb-sniffing canines. A short eye-opening lesson based on primary telephone research with a core theme: Do you know what’s really involved in […]
Little Jazz Genius from Bali
Spotlight on Joey Alexander’s Natural Talents The awesome ability of 12-year old jazz musician Joey Alexander was identified after his parents tried to channel their son’s hyperactivity by giving him a musical instrument What two primary talents, other than musical, might best describe Alexander’s abilities? See the references that follow for clues. Answers below… Answers: Based […]
A Priceless Holiday Gift
Cherished Tools for an Iconic Aspiring Writer 25 memorable Christmas moments from iconic TV shows, specials, movies and Hollywood films aired recently on a cable channel. Wonder how many viewers know that one entry was based on actual events? By the time he was six-years-old, Earl Hamner had written and had a poem published in the […]
Q and A: Why 3-D Artist Charles Fazzino is So Successful
Q; Why was Charles Fazzino able to find his niche but not his siblings? In a recent PBS interview, Charles Fazzino said his brother and sister chose not to become starving artists and had instead chosen nursing and the tech field but both were unhappy. A. Several databases and the Internet revealed many details about Fazzino, but […]
Q and A: How to Find Success in the Food Truck Business
Q: I live in India and plan to buy a food truck with several friends. People are making money selling food. What can I do to ensure success? I am an educated person and have been a tech long enough. A. Highly competitive business… like the Indian Ocean is moist. The easier it is to enter an […]
Q and A: Funny Business in the News
Q: What Business Related Story Do You Consider Most Humorous? A: I have a few favorites, but easily, the news story that tops the list is about a zoo worker in China who tried to fool visitors with a fake lion exhibit. Hysterically funny and nutty example of what can happen when common sense or critical […]
24 Music Biz Lessons From Unsung
Edior’s note: Sources list and the Sylvers updated 12/22/24 Talent is not enough to succeed in the music business. Judging from recording artists who achieved fame and fortune in different musical eras, business smarts, marketing know-how, the right support system, personal development, authentic values, and good people skills play a role. 99 episodes of Unsung […]
Time Management Pitfalls in the Workplace
Why a Skier Fell Down On the Job…1600 Feet While filming a movie, and rushing at the end of the day to capture one last shot nearly had one they would not have wanted. With 15 minutes of natural lightning left the crew had a video shot to complete and the skier admits he overlooked […]
The Business of Animal Behavior: 3 Amazing Cases
Business Startup Activity Uncovered in the Wild Kingdom? Editor’s note: This originally posted November 5, 2015…Updated 12.7.2025 with an additional question that may create a cricket-like silence… Due to a glitch, the view count is currently 94, not the figure showing. Secretive creatures engage in activities many humans know little about, say animal behavior experts […]